All Albert Bierstadt Oil Paintings

German-born American Hudson River School Painter, 1830-1902 Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. His family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1833. He studied painting with the members of the D??sseldorf School in D??sseldorf, Germany from 1853 to 1857. He taught drawing and painting briefly before devoting himself to painting. Bierstadt began making paintings in New England and upstate New York. In 1859, he traveled westward in the company of a Land Surveyor for the U.S. government, returning with sketches that would result in numerous finished paintings. In 1863 he returned west again, in the company of the author Fitz Hugh Ludlow, whose wife he would later marry. He continued to visit the American West throughout his career. Though his paintings sold for princely sums, Bierstadt was not held in particularly high esteem by critics of his day. His use of uncommonly large canvases was thought to be an egotistical indulgence, as his paintings would invariably dwarf those of his contemporaries when they were displayed together. The romanticism evident in his choices of subject and in his use of light was felt to be excessive by contemporary critics. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work. Bierstadt sometimes changed details of the landscape to inspire awe. The colors he used are also not always true. He painted what he believed is the way things should be: water is ultramarine, vegetation is lush and green, etc. The shift from foreground to background was very dramatic and there was almost no middle distance Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 500 (possibly as many as 4000) paintings during his lifetime, most of which have survived. Many are scattered through museums around the United States. Prints are available commercially for many. Original paintings themselves do occasionally come up for sale, at ever increasing prices.
 

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Albert Bierstadt Looking up Yosemite Valley oil on canvas


Looking up Yosemite Valley
Looking up Yosemite Valley
Painting ID::  95968
  Date 1865-1867 ttd
  Date 1865-1867 ttd

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Albert Bierstadt Staubbach Falls, Near Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland oil on canvas


Staubbach Falls, Near Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Staubbach Falls, Near Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Painting ID::  95971
  Date ~1865 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 96.52 x 153.67 cm (38 x 60.5 in) ttd
  Date ~1865 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 96.52 x 153.67 cm (38 x 60.5 in) ttd

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Albert Bierstadt Sunset on the Coast oil on canvas


Sunset on the Coast
Sunset on the Coast
Painting ID::  95974
  Date 1865-1866, ttd
  Date 1865-1866, ttd

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Albert Bierstadt Oregon Trail (Campfire) oil on canvas


Oregon Trail (Campfire)
Oregon Trail (Campfire)
Painting ID::  95975
  Date 1863 ttd
  Date 1863 ttd

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Albert Bierstadt The_Plains_Near_Fort_Laramie oil on canvas


The_Plains_Near_Fort_Laramie
The_Plains_Near_Fort_Laramie
Painting ID::  95976
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     Albert Bierstadt
     German-born American Hudson River School Painter, 1830-1902 Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. His family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1833. He studied painting with the members of the D??sseldorf School in D??sseldorf, Germany from 1853 to 1857. He taught drawing and painting briefly before devoting himself to painting. Bierstadt began making paintings in New England and upstate New York. In 1859, he traveled westward in the company of a Land Surveyor for the U.S. government, returning with sketches that would result in numerous finished paintings. In 1863 he returned west again, in the company of the author Fitz Hugh Ludlow, whose wife he would later marry. He continued to visit the American West throughout his career. Though his paintings sold for princely sums, Bierstadt was not held in particularly high esteem by critics of his day. His use of uncommonly large canvases was thought to be an egotistical indulgence, as his paintings would invariably dwarf those of his contemporaries when they were displayed together. The romanticism evident in his choices of subject and in his use of light was felt to be excessive by contemporary critics. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work. Bierstadt sometimes changed details of the landscape to inspire awe. The colors he used are also not always true. He painted what he believed is the way things should be: water is ultramarine, vegetation is lush and green, etc. The shift from foreground to background was very dramatic and there was almost no middle distance Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 500 (possibly as many as 4000) paintings during his lifetime, most of which have survived. Many are scattered through museums around the United States. Prints are available commercially for many. Original paintings themselves do occasionally come up for sale, at ever increasing prices.

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